01.21.10

Over $15,000 Raised For Haiti Relief!

Generous Pirates fans joined with The Sam Dalembert Foundation
to raise more than $15,000 for the Haiti Earthquake Relief
effort at the SHU v. Louisville game on January 21st. Attendees donated about $7,500 to foundation representatives at the arena
and Sam personally matched it dollar for dollar. Dalembert, starting center for the Philadelphia 76ers, is the only native Haitian
in the NBA. He played center on the Seton Hall team that advanced to the Sweet 16 in 1999-2000. In a moving on-court plea during
the first half, Sam urged fans to support relief efforts in his homeland, where many of his immediate family members and friends
still live.